Jarrod Jones to play in Ukraine

Tommy Freeman with Swiss team

10:32 PM,
Aug. 3, 2012

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Jarrod Jones dreams of ultimately playing in the NBA, but he has put that dream on hold for now, in favor of financial security.

The former star Ball State forward passed on potential NBA training camp invites to sign a 10-month contract this week with (Kiev) BC KYIV in the Ukraine-Superleague. Jones said BC KYIV signed him for around $100,000, whereas the NBA Development League (D-League) teams paid somewhere in the range of $13,000 to $18,000 per year.

BC KYIV offered the undrafted free agent Jones a contract shortly after June 28. The Sacramento Kings then offered him a spot on their summer ...